Catch The Sparrow - Painting The Roses Red Lyrics

Daybreak
Just the same
Another day in your cage
Where you'll remain
Waiting for your wings to grow
Strong enough to support you

I see
The cage is empty
There is no one
Just a memory
But you
Hold on
To that shadow
Of who you used to be

Look at all those people go
See them stumble, see them fall
Happiness is what they seek
And happiness will knock them off their feet
Striving for perfection can only lead to defeat

We were
Lousy lovers, always
Finding
Ways around each other
Close enough to call you mine
But mostly out of sight
And out of mind

Maybe
If we were different
If we truly
Found love to be sufficient
I could
Save you
But I never found the strength
To carry two

Maybe, maybe baby
It isn't such a crime
Why should we be wasting
Each other's time?
Why just keep pretending
That everything is fine?
Let the world see everything
We've tried so hard to hide

Well, never mind
It's okay
We were never meant to live this way
Never mind, instead
We are painting the roses red
Instead
We are painting the roses red